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List of United States cities by area

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This list ranks the top 150 U.S. cities (incorporated places) by 2024 land area. Total areas including water are also given, but when ranked by total area, a number of coastal cities appear disproportionately larger. San Francisco is an extreme example: water makes up nearly 80% of its total area of 232 square miles (601 km2).

In many cases an incorporated place is geographically large because its municipal government has merged with the government of the surrounding county. In some cases the county no longer exists, while in others the arrangement has formed a consolidated city-county (or city-borough in Alaska, or city-parish in Louisiana); these are shown in bold. Some consolidated city-counties, however, include multiple incorporated places. In such cases, this list presents only that portion (or “balance”) of such consolidated city-counties that are not a part of another incorporated place; these are indicated with asterisks (*). Cities that are not consolidated with or part of any county are independent cities, indicated with two asterisks (**). Only cities are in this list, towns are not included. Example, the town of Plymouth in Massachusetts has a land area of 96.5 square miles, which would place it at number 123.

List

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All data is from the United States Census.[1][2]

City ST Land area Water area Total area Population
(2020)
(mi2) (km2) (mi2) (km2) (mi2) (km2)
Sitka AK 2,870.1 7,434 1,945.0 5,038 4,815.1 12,471 8,458
Juneau AK 2,702.9 7,000 555.1 1,438 3,258.0 8,438 32,255
Wrangell AK 2,556.1 6,620 915.0 2,370 3,471.1 8,990 2,127
Anchorage AK 1,707.1 4,421 237.4 615 1,944.5 5,036 291,247
Tribune[a]* KS 778.2 2,016 0 0 778.2 2,016 1,182
Jacksonville FL 747.3 1,935 127.2 329 874.5 2,265 949,611
Anaconda * MT 736.7 1,908 4.7 12 741.4 1,920 9,421
Butte * MT 715.8 1,854 0.6 1.6 716.3 1,855 34,494
Houston TX 640.8 1,660 31.2 81 672.0 1,740 2,304,580
Oklahoma City OK 606.5 1,571 14.3 37 620.8 1,608 681,054
Phoenix AZ 518.3 1,342 1.0 2.6 519.3 1,345 1,608,139
San Antonio TX 498.9 1,292 5.8 15 504.7 1,307 1,434,625
Nashville * TN 475.6 1,232 21.6 56 497.2 1,288 689,447
Los Angeles CA 470.5 1,219 31.1 81 501.6 1,299 3,898,747
Statenville[b] GA 420.4 1,089 0.3 0.78 420.7 1,090 3,697
Suffolk[c]** VA 399.2 1,034 29.7 77 428.9 1,111 94,324
Buckeye AZ 395.4 1,024 0.2 0.52 395.6 1,025 91,502
Indianapolis * IN 361.0 935 6.9 18 367.9 953 887,642
Fort Worth TX 351.9 911 8.2 21 360.1 933 918,915
Dallas TX 339.7 880 44.0 114 383.7 994 1,304,379
Chesapeake[d]** VA 338.5 877 12.5 32 350.9 909 249,422
Austin TX 326.4 845 6.6 17 332.9 862 961,855
San Diego CA 326.1 845 46.3 120 372.4 965 1,386,932
Louisville * KY 324.5 840 16.5 43 341.0 883 633,045
Kansas City MO 314.5 815 4.1 11 318.6 825 508,090
Charlotte NC 311.6 807 2.0 5.2 313.6 812 874,579
Augusta * GA 302.3 783 4.2 11 306.5 794 202,081
New York City NY 300.5 778 172.0 445 472.4 1,224 8,804,190
Memphis TN 289.8 751 8.9 23 298.7 774 633,104
Lexington KY 283.9 735 1.7 4.4 285.6 740 322,570
El Paso TX 258.8 670 0.5 1.3 259.4 672 678,815
Macon GA 249.4 646 5.5 14 254.9 660 157,346
Cusseta GA 248.7 644 2.4 6.2 251.2 651 9,565
Virginia Beach[e]** VA 244.7 634 252.8 655 497.5 1,289 459,470
Tucson AZ 242.2 627 0.3 0.78 242.5 628 542,629
Chicago IL 227.7 590 6.8 18 234.5 607 2,746,388
Huntsville AL 225.2 583 1.5 3.9 226.8 587 215,006
Columbus OH 221.5 574 5.9 15 227.4 589 905,748
Columbus GA 216.5 561 4.5 12 221.0 572 206,922
Valdez AK 212.9 551 59.0 153 271.9 704 3,985
Boulder City NV 212.3 550 0.0 0 212.3 550 14,885
Preston[f] GA 209.7 543 0.9 2.3 210.6 545 2,348
California City CA 203.6 527 0.1 0.26 203.7 528 14,973
Colorado Springs CO 202.1 523 0.4 1.0 202.5 524 478,961
Tulsa OK 197.7 512 4.1 11 201.8 523 413,066
Goodyear AZ 191.3 495 0.0 0 191.3 495 95,294
Albuquerque NM 187.3 485 1.7 4.4 188.9 489 564,559
Scottsdale AZ 184.0 477 0.4 1.0 184.4 478 241,361
Hibbing MN 182.0 471 4.4 11 186.5 483 16,214
Norman OK 178.7 463 10.5 27 189.2 490 128,026
San Jose CA 177.9 461 3.1 8.0 181.1 469 1,013,240
Peoria AZ 176.7 458 3.2 8.3 179.9 466 190,985
New Orleans LA 169.5 439 180.3 467 349.8 906 383,997
Corpus Christi TX 166.4 431 328.7 851 495.1 1,282 317,863
Wichita KS 165.1 428 4.5 12 169.5 439 397,532
Aurora CO 164.1 425 0.6 1.6 164.6 426 386,261
Montgomery AL 159.9 414 2.4 6.2 162.3 420 200,603
Denver CO 153.1 397 1.7 4.4 154.7 401 715,522
Sierra Vista AZ 152.4 395 0.3 0.78 152.7 395 45,308
Georgetown GA 151.2 392 9.3 24 160.6 416 2,235
Raleigh NC 150.9 391 1.1 2.8 152.0 394 467,665
Mobile AL 150.8 391 40.6 105 191.5 496 187,041
Bakersfield CA 150.3 389 1.5 3.9 151.7 393 403,455
Fayetteville NC 148.3 384 1.8 4.7 150.1 389 208,501
Birmingham AL 147.1 381 2.5 6.5 149.6 387 200,733
Carson City[g]** NV 144.5 374 12.6 33 157.1 407 58,639
Lubbock TX 143.2 371 1.3 3.4 144.5 374 257,141
Omaha NE 142.9 370 3.6 9.3 146.5 379 486,051
Chattanooga TN 142.4 369 7.7 20 150.1 389 181,099
Las Vegas NV 141.9 368 0.1 0.26 141.9 368 641,903
Mesa AZ 141.8 367 0.6 1.6 142.4 369 504,258
Detroit MI 138.7 359 4.2 11 142.9 370 639,111
Columbia SC 138.5 359 2.9 7.5 141.4 366 136,632
Bunnell FL 136.3 353 0.1 0.26 136.3 353 3,276
Atlanta GA 135.3 350 1.1 2.8 136.4 353 498,715
Philadelphia PA 134.3 348 8.1 21 142.4 369 1,603,797
Greensboro NC 134.3 348 5.2 13 139.5 361 299,035
Winston-Salem NC 133.7 346 1.2 3.1 134.9 349 249,545
Portland OR 133.5 346 11.5 30 145.0 376 652,503
Brownsville TX 133.4 346 13.7 35 147.1 381 186,738
Lynchburg TN 129.2 335 1.2 3.1 130.4 338 6,461
Kansas City KS 124.7 323 3.6 9.3 128.3 332 156,607
Fernley NV 122.7 318 6.7 17 129.5 335 22,895
Marana AZ 121.7 315 0.7 1.8 122.4 317 51,908
Little Rock AR 121.2 314 3.0 7.8 124.2 322 202,591
Yuma AZ 121.1 314 0.1 0.26 121.2 314 95,548
Henderson NV 121.0 313 0.5 1.3 121.5 315 317,610
Port St. Lucie FL 119.2 309 1.6 4.1 120.8 313 204,851
Durham NC 118.8 308 0.8 2.1 119.7 310 283,506
Athens * GA 116.4 301 1.8 4.7 118.2 306 127,315
Fresno CA 115.8 300 1.2 3.1 117.1 303 542,107
Charleston SC 115.2 298 20.9 54 136.1 352 150,227
Eloy AZ 114.7 297 0.1 0.26 114.8 297 15,635
Tampa FL 114.5 297 63.6 165 178.1 461 384,959
Hartsville TN 114.3 296 2.3 6.0 116.6 302 11,615
Casa Grande AZ 113.9 295 0.0 0 113.9 295 53,658
Fort Wayne IN 111.8 290 0.3 0.78 112.1 290 263,886
Jackson MS 111.7 289 2.1 5.4 113.8 295 153,701
Orlando FL 111.1 288 8.2 21 119.3 309 307,573
Salt Lake City UT 110.9 287 0.4 1.0 111.3 288 199,723
Surprise AZ 110.5 286 0.2 0.52 110.7 287 143,148
Savannah GA 109.4 283 4.8 12 114.2 296 147,780
Laredo TX 109.1 283 1.5 3.9 110.5 286 255,205
Reno NV 109.0 282 2.8 7.3 111.8 290 264,165
Shreveport LA 108.2 280 15.7 41 123.8 321 187,593
Abilene TX 106.7 276 5.4 14 112.1 290 125,182
Cape Coral FL 106.3 275 13.4 35 119.6 310 194,016
Palmdale CA 106.1 275 0.2 0.52 106.3 275 169,450
Babbitt MN 106.0 275 0.8 2.1 106.8 277 1,397
North Las Vegas NV 105.4 273 0.0 0 105.4 273 262,527
Amarillo TX 103.6 268 1.6 4.1 105.2 272 200,393
Rio Rancho NM 103.4 268 0.3 0.78 103.6 268 104,046
Tallahassee FL 102.6 266 2.9 7.5 105.5 273 196,169
Unalaska AK 102.2 265 108.7 282 210.9 546 4,254
Lincoln NE 101.1 262 1.4 3.6 102.5 265 291,082
Clarksville TN 100.1 259 0.7 1.8 100.8 261 166,722
North Port FL 99.4 257 4.8 12 104.2 270 74,793
St. Marys PA 99.3 257 0.2 0.52 99.5 258 12,738
Nightmute AK 99.0 256 5.4 14 104.4 270 306
Knoxville TN 98.7 256 5.5 14 104.3 270 190,740
Sacramento CA 98.6 255 2.1 5.4 100.7 261 524,943
Denton TX 96.9 251 1.4 3.6 98.3 255 139,869
Palm Coast FL 96.3 249 1.2 3.1 97.5 253 89,258
Milwaukee WI 96.2 249 0.6 1.6 96.8 251 577,222
Arlington TX 95.8 248 3.6 9.3 99.4 257 394,266
Palm Springs CA 94.5 245 0.1 0.26 94.7 245 44,575
Lancaster CA 94.3 244 0.3 0.78 94.5 245 173,516
South Fulton GA 92.8 240 1.3 3.4 94.1 244 107,436
Waco TX 91.0 236 12.4 32 103.4 268 138,486
Dothan AL 90.2 234 0.3 0.78 90.6 235 71,072
Des Moines IA 88.2 228 2.6 6.7 90.7 235 214,133
Baton Rouge LA 86.9 225 2.2 5.7 89.1 231 227,470
Palm Bay FL 86.7 225 1.5 3.9 88.2 228 119,760
Oak Ridge TN 85.3 221 4.7 12 90.0 233 31,402
Boise ID 85.2 221 1.0 2.6 86.1 223 235,684
Edmond OK 84.4 219 3.1 8.0 87.5 227 94,428
Seattle WA 84.0 218 58.1 150 142.1 368 737,015
Madison WI 83.6 217 21.4 55 105.0 272 269,840
Sioux Falls SD 83.6 217 0.5 1.3 84.1 218 192,517
Coolidge AZ 83.5 216 0.2 0.52 83.7 217 13,218
Springfield MO 83.3 216 0.6 1.6 83.9 217 169,176
Beaumont TX 82.1 213 2.8 7.3 84.9 220 115,282
Lawton OK 81.7 212 0.0 0 81.7 212 90,381
Riverside CA 81.1 210 0.3 0.78 81.5 211 314,998
Baltimore ** MD 80.9 210 11.1 29 92.1 239 585,708
Toledo OH 80.5 208 3.3 8.5 83.8 217 270,871
Jonesboro AR 80.2 208 0.6 1.6 80.7 209 78,576
El Reno OK 79.6 206 0.6 1.6 80.2 208 16,989
Caribou ME 79.3 205 0.8 2.1 80.1 207 7,396
Ellsworth ME 79.3 205 14.6 38 93.9 243 8,399
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See also

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Explanatory notes

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  1. ^ Merged with Greeley County.
  2. ^ Merged with Echols County.
  3. ^ Consolidated with the independent city of Nansemond in 1974, which had been Nansemond County until 1972.
  4. ^ Consolidated with remaining unincorporated portions of Norfolk County in 1963.
  5. ^ Consolidated with Princess Anne County in 1963.
  6. ^ Merged with Webster County.
  7. ^ Consolidated with Ormsby County in 1969.

References

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  1. ^ "Places" dataset at Census Gazetteer Files, dated August 21, 2024.
  2. ^ 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) Table 1: Race
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